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Farmajo arrived in Addis Ababa

Photo/Somali Times The Somalia’s President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo has today arrived in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, where he was warmly welcomed. Farmajo was greeted at Addis Ababa airport by senior Ethiopian government officials, including Finance Minister Ahmed Shide, A statement from Villa Somalia said Farmajo was attending the inauguration of re-sworn Prime

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Leaked records open a ‘Pandora’ box of financial secrets

File – Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta attends the annual tech conference “Inno Generation” organized by French investment bank Bpifrance in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been stashing away their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the

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As Kenyan president mounted anti-corruption comeback, his family’s secret fortune expanded offshore

Credit to Daily Nation Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. International Consortium of Investigative Journalists By Will Fitzgibbon The Kenyatta family has ruled one of Africa’s largest economies for decades. But to the Swiss advisers who helped them funnel wealth into tax havens, they were ‘Client 13173’. As Uhuru Kenyatta mounted a political comeback by campaigning against

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Pandora papers: biggest ever leak of offshore data exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful

The Pandora papers reveal the inner workings of what is a shadow financial world, providing a rare window into the hidden operations of a global offshore economy. Illustration: Guardian Design The Guardian Guardian investigations team Millions of documents reveal offshore deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials

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No more immigration: PM says Britain is in period of adjustment

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a thumb up after addressing the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool/File Photo Reuters By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie Maclellan British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would not return to “uncontrolled immigration” to solve fuel,

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Inside the CIA’s secret Kabul base, burned out and abandoned in haste

The burnt-out remains of cars, minibuses and armoured vehicles at the CIA secret base. Photograph: Emma Graham-Harrison/The Observer The Guardian By Emma Graham-Harrison A Taliban commander invited the media to inspect the site where America plotted killing raids and tortured prisoners The cars, minibuses and armoured vehicles that the CIA used to run its shadow

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Philippines’ Duterte says daughter running for president in 2022 elections – media

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrives with daughter and first lady Sara Duterte-Carpio to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS By Reuters Philippine President Rodrigo’s daughter would run for president in next year’s election and her father’s long-time aide, who filed his vice presidential

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Somalia: Governor Said Deni leaves for UAE to meet his masters

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia Puntland Governor Said Abdullahi Deni has left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday for an unannounced visit. The purpose of Puppet Said Deni’s trip is unknown, but it comes at a time when the country is in an election, with Mr. Deni considered one of the aspiring politicians for

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Qataris vote in 1st legislative elections

By Anadolu Agency Voters to elect 30 members of 45-seat Shura Council Qatari voters began to cast ballot on Saturday in the Gulf state’s first legislative elections, Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), and will close at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT). Voters will elect 30 members of the 45-seat advisory Shura

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UN says Ethiopia has no legal right to expel 7 UN officials

File- In this Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 file photo, Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen Hassen addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. Ethiopia’s foreign ministry said in a statement Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 that it is kicking out seven United Nations officials and

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